Amour History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Amour

What does the name Amour mean?

The French surname Amour is derived from the medieval name Amor, which is derived from the Latin word "amor", which means love.

Early Origins of the Amour family

The surname Amour was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.

Early History of the Amour family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Amour research. Another 25 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1657, 1666, 1669 and 1696 are included under the topic Early Amour History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Amour Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Amour, Amours, D'amour, D'amours, Damour, Damoure, St. Amour, St-Amour and many more.

Early Notables of the Amour family

Notable amongst the family in this period was

Mathieu Damours (d’Amours) de Freneuse (1657-1696), French seigneur in Acadia and member of the Conseil Souverain of New France

Amour migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Amour Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mary Amour, who arrived in America in 1805 1
Samuel Amour, who landed in America in 1805 1
William Amour, who arrived in America in 1805 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Amour (post 1700) +

Grace St. Amour, American politician, Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Claremont 2nd Ward, 1948 2
François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé (1739-1800), French general

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html